Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 2003-02-15
Number: 03-012/4
Author-Name: Eric Porras Musalem
Author-Email: porrasmusalem@few.eur.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Author-Name: Rommert Dekker
Author-Email: rdekker@few.eur.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Title: Controlling Inventories in a Supply Chain
Abstract: This article studies specific aspects of the joint replenishment problem in a realsupply chain setting. Particularly we analyze the effect on inventory performance of havingminimum order quantities for the different products in the joint order, given a complextransportation cost structure. The policies suggested have been tested in a simulation modelwith real data.
Classification-JEL: C1.
Keywords: Inventory; joint replenishment; minimum order quantities; supply chain management.
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Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20030012